A parliamentary question seeks information on CALM employees engaging in outside activities with permission under the Public Sector Management Act. The response acknowledges permissions granted but lacks a central register, citing the burden of individual file reviews.

AnsweredQoN 137Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 June 2001
Portfolio
Environment and Heritage

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Department of Conservation and Land Management, PERMISSION FOR EMPLOYEES TO WORK ON OTHER ACTIVITIES
Has the Executive Director of the Department of Conservation and Land Management given written permission to any employees of CALM to engage in activities unconnected with their functions, pursuant to section 102 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994? If yes, how many employees currently have such permission; and in what activities have these employees been given permission to engage? Dr EDWARDS

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I thank the member for some notice of the question. I am informed that both the current and previous executive directors of the Department of Conservation and Land Management have given permission to a number of employees to engage in activities outside of their functions, pursuant to the Public Sector Management Act. However, there is no register of people who have been given that permission, and to find out that information would mean trawling through the personal file of every employee. I suggest to the member that if she has a specific concern, she raise it with me, and I will follow it up. I am informed that the number of such requests in any one year is very small, but given the huge number of people employed in CALM, a specific concern would need to be raised with me.
Dr EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. I am informed that both the current and previous executive directors of the Department of Conservation and Land Management have given permission to a number of employees to engage in activities outside of their functions, pursuant to the Public Sector Management Act. However, there is no register of people who have been given that permission, and to find out that information would mean trawling through the personal file of every employee. I suggest to the member that if she has a specific concern, she raise it with me, and I will follow it up. I am informed that the number of such requests in any one year is very small, but given the huge number of people employed in CALM, a specific concern would need to be raised with me.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. I am informed that both the current and previous executive directors of the Department of Conservation and Land Management have given permission to a number of employees to engage in activities outside of their functions, pursuant to the Public Sector Management Act. However, there is no register of people who have been given that permission, and to find out that information would mean trawling through the personal file of every employee. I suggest to the member that if she has a specific concern, she raise it with me, and I will follow it up. I am informed that the number of such requests in any one year is very small, but given the huge number of people employed in CALM, a specific concern would need to be raised with me.
I am informed that both the current and previous executive directors of the Department of Conservation and Land Management have given permission to a number of employees to engage in activities outside of their functions, pursuant to the Public Sector Management Act. However, there is no register of people who have been given that permission, and to find out that information would mean trawling through the personal file of every employee. I suggest to the member that if she has a specific concern, she raise it with me, and I will follow it up. I am informed that the number of such requests in any one year is very small, but given the huge number of people employed in CALM, a specific concern would need to be raised with me.

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